To occupy herself in her spare time, graphic designer Nicole Meyer creates a logo for a new Minnesota lake each day and posts it on her Web site, Branding10000lakes.com.
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Due to shortage of skilled manufacturing workers, MPS Technical-a staffing agency that serves the manufacturing industry-saw record revenue growth in 2011.
The Brick, which is located in the space formerly occupied by Club 3 Degrees, is currently under renovation and will begin hosting performances in late March.
The local company will be sold by Minneapolis-based private equity firm Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison to Pittsburgh-based RTI International Metals.
The Eden Prairie-based company says its name change incorporates its broad focus on technology, its global expansion, and a changing marketplace that values cutting-edge technology and personalized service.
The retailer will begin featuring products from five shops in early May under a new concept called "The Shops at Target"; separately, the company confirmed plans to test mini-Apple stores within 25 Target stores later this year.
A new eatery called Devil's Advocate will open in the space most recently occupied by The Inn, and a new Asian restaurant called Marusu Street Food and Cocktails aims to open sometime this spring at 715 Hennepin Avenue.
The pen, which is available for $18.99 through Amazon.com, features a detachable lid that attaches to the speaker jack of a variety of portable devices, including Apple's iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
The Minnesota Vikings claim that building at the Metrodome site would cost $67 million more than previously estimated by Minneapolis officials. Leaders from the Basilica of St. Mary, meanwhile, are expressing concerns about the possibility of a stadium being built near that structure.
Peter Hutchinson, who has served as president of the St. Paul-based foundation since 2007, will step down this month but will continue to serve in an advisory role for select projects.
Accounting firm Eide Bailly-which provided professional services to two of Tom Petters' business entities-has asserted in a lawsuit that it is not liable for any damages, but Petters receiver Doug Kelley says otherwise.
Jon Davis, who has worked at family-owned Davisco since the age of 14, most recently served as chief operating officer for all Davisco manufacturing operations; his father, Mark Davis, will remain chairman of the company's board.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said that its plan to shutter 259 offices in the United States and seven foreign offices will cut annual costs by about $150 million.
For snow-removal companies, outdoor recreation retailers, and other businesses that rely on snowmobile or winter tourism, the unseasonably mild winter is taking a toll.
According to Advertising Age, Target's split with its lead ad agency Wieden & Kennedy stems from the October departure of Michael Francis, Target's former chief marketing officer.
The Minnetonka-based company said it is partnering with three companies that offer health related mobile technologies-CareSpeak Communications, Fitbit, and Lose It!